Communication (Bobby Womack album)

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AllMusic	[1]

Communication is the third

Actress Pam Grier and veteran singers Janice Singleton and Patrice Holloway sung background on the songs "Come l'Amore", "Give It Back" and "Yield Not to Temptation", a song Womack and his brothers, The Womack Brothers (later The Valentinos), recorded over a decade before with Bobby's older brother Curtis singing lead. Ironically, Bobby's brothers sing background with him on the remaining tracks. The album's instrumental background was provided by the legendary Muscle Shoals team. The track "Come l'Amore" was "covered" by James Brown in his Lyn Collins duet single, "What My Baby Needs Now (Is A Little More Loving)" though the lyrics are different and in different keys.

Track listing

Personnel

• Bobby Womack – vocals, guitar, organ, string and horn arrangements
• Barry Beckett – piano, clavichord, harpsichord, electric piano, Moog synthesizer
• Jimmy Johnson, Tippy Armstrong – guitar
• Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
• David Hood – bass
• Truman Thomas, Clayton Ivey – keyboards
• Harrison Calloway – trumpet
• Dale Quillen – trombone
• Ronnie Eades – baritone saxophone
• Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
• Friendly Womack, Jr., Curtis Womack, Harry Womack, Cecil Womack, Patrice Holloway, Pam Grier, Janice Singleton – backing vocals
• René Hall - string arrangements

Technical

• John Van Hamersveld - art direction
• Norman Seeff - photography

Charts

Singles

References